Food Recall

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES DIVISION (CIS) IS ISSUING A PUBLIC ADVISORY TO WARN CONSUMERS OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES DISCOVERED IN A PACKAGE OF COLLARD GREENS SOLD IN TENNESSEE.  DURING ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING, A CIS FOOD AND DAIRY INSPECTOR PURCHASED A FOOD SAMPLE FROM A KROGER STORE IN NASHVILLE, TENN. LABORATORY RESULTS REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN A 16-OUNCE PACKAGE OF KROGER BRAND COLLARD GREENS. THE VEGETABLES ORIGINATED FROM BAKER FARMS IN NORMAN PARK, GA. FOOD PACKAGE INFORMATION FOR KROGER COLLARD GREENS INCLUDES LOT CODE 110093-387 AND UPC 11110-18171 WITH BEST BY DATE OF 10-16-2023. PACKAGES WERE SHIPPED TO KROGER STORES IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE. BAKER FARMS HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL IN AFFECTED STATES AND KROGER HAS REQUESTED ALL STORES REMOVE ANY UNSOLD PACKAGES FROM SHELVES AND DESTROY ANY INVENTORY OF THE PRODUCT.

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